Cases of Interest.
NST is currently involved in a wide range of matters.
- for companies, shareholders and directors in respect of corporate governance, securities, oppression and/or director/officer liability issues, including derivative actions;
- in major construction disputes:
- in partnership disputes including questions of the existence of partnership;
- in international litigation and international enforcement of judgments;
- in subrogated insurance claims;
- for defendants in class actions;
- for major Canadian financial institutions in various stages of litigation;
- for parties involved in major civil forfeiture proceedings in British Columbia;
- for receivers, debtors and creditors in various insolvency proceedings;
- in various professional negligence and professional regulatory proceedings;
- for parties in the cannabis industry involved in commercial and shareholder disputes;
- for parties in disputes relating to issues involving property division, title, access, and major property and development projects;
- for parties in significant family business and wealth disputes;
- for parties in commercial disputes relating to small pleasure and commercial aircraft;
- in disputes between franchisors and franchisees.
The following are substantial cases of interest in which NST has been involved.
Vancouver School District No. 39 v. Kingsgate Property Ltd.
NST partners Stephen R. Schachter, K.C. and Julia K. Lockhart achieved a significant win for Beedie Development Group (“Beedie”) and its affiliate Kingsgate Property Ltd. In its decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed two appeals brought by the Vancouver School Board (“VSB”) in a long-running dispute over rent payable under a commercial lease.
BC Tree Fruits Cooperative (Re)
Partner Kayla Strong and associate counsel Peter Reardon acted on behalf of the former members of the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative (BCTFC) and successfully obtained relief from the Supreme Court of British Columbia preventing current members from excluding them from the distribution of millions in surplus funds.
Grant Thornton LLP v. Interior Equities Corp.
NST partner James Parker and associate Cindy Chen successfully opposed an appeal dealing with the Adams rule regarding third party claims. NST acted for for Alberta law firm, BD&P, and a former partner of the firm.
Yixuan Zeng v Qi Chen Zuo and Linling Ding
NST acted on behalf of the plaintiff seeking recognition and enforcement of a Chinese judgment obtained in 2018 against the defendants. NST relied on the test established in Beals v. Saldanha, 2003 SCC 72 and recently applied in Lonking (China) Machinery Sales Co. Ltd. v. Zhao, 2024 BCSC 79, a case where NST partners Stephen Schachter and James Parker acted as counsel for defendants who successfully resisted recognition and enforcement of a foreign Chinese judgment. In Zeng v. Zuo, the defendants argued that the Chinese judgment was obtained through fraud and the Chinese proceedings were a breach of natural justice.
Ming Sun Benevolent Society v. Philippine Women Centre of B.C.
2025 BCSC 1073 and 2025 BCSC 1705
NST successfully represented the Ming Sun Benevolent Society against a former neighbour, Philippine Women Centre of B.C. (“PWC”), relating to damage to Ming Sun’s building, as well as successfully defending Ming Sun against both a mirror-image claim by PWC alleging damage to PWC’s building and a claim by the purchaser of PWC’s property relating to the demolished PWC building and alleged business losses.